refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
advisory level; warning level
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
it is not (like that) either
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
it is I who should say so
unique; individual; original; unusual
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to be softened; to calm down
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
love affair; love relationship
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
special measure; special measures
to be to the point; to be pertinent
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman